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Trump’s promises to oil executives ought to be illegal (wapo.st)
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What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign

Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Soliciting bribes is illegal.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How many crimes has he committed and gotten away with?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As of this post, all of them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

He hasn't gotten away with the defamation against E. Jean Caroll I'd argue.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How much has he paid so far?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He's had to shell out for both to appeal them... The first I believe he put up cash, the second he used properly as a bond

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

His donors had to shell out*

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that is a civil suit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah he got away with the crime and lost the civil suit. Which makes no sense at all.